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NSG 6020 Final Exam South University Newest 2025 Exam Version 1 Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+
You are examining a 6-month-old baby. You place the baby's feet flat on the table and flex his knees up. You note that the right knee is significantly lower than the left. Which of the following is true of this finding? - ANSWER-This is a positive Allis sign and suggests hip dislocation
A 75-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes and peripheral vascular disease has been trying to remove a corn from the bottom of her foot with a pair of scissors. The nurse will encourage her to stop trying to remove the corn with
scissors because: - ANSWER-The woman could be at increased
risk for infection and lesions because of her chronic disease
You are examining Mr. O, and when you ask him to bend forward from the waist, you notice lateral tilting; when you raise his leg straight up, he complains of a pain going down his
buttocks into his leg. You suspect: - ANSWER-Herniated
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The assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notes that his hands show tremors when he reaches for something and that his head is always nodding. There is no associated rigidity with movement. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
- ANSWER-These findings are normal
Which of the following following statements is true regarding the arterial system? - ANSWER-The arterial system is a high- pressure system
A patient who is visiting the clinic complains of having "stomach pains for 2 weeks" and describes his stools as being "soft and black" for about the last 10 days. He denies taking any medications. The NP is aware that these symptoms are most
indicative of: - ANSWER-Occult blood resulting from
gastrointestinal bleeding
During an internal examination of a woman's genitalia, the nurse will use which technique for proper insertion of the speculum? - ANSWER-Instruct the woman to bear down, turn the width of the blades horizontally, and insert the speculum at a 45-degree angle downward toward the small of the woman's back
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When assessing a patient the nurse practitioner documents the left femoral pulse as 0/0-4+. Which of the following findings would the nurse practitioner expect at the dorsalis pedis pulse? - ANSWER-Absent
A 2 year old boy has been diagnosed with "physiologic cryptorchidiam" Given this diagnosis, during assessment the
nurse will most likely observe: - ANSWER-An absence of the
testis in the scrotum, but the testis can be milked down
The nurse practitioner is doing an assessment on a 29 year old woman who visits the clinic complaining of "always dropping things and falling down" While testing rapid alternating movements, the nurse practitioner notices that the woman is unable to pat both her knees. Her response is very slow and she misses frequently. What might the nurse practitioner suspect? - ANSWER-Dysfunction of the cerebellum
The wife of a 65 year old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noted a change in her husband's personality and ability to understand. He also cries and becomes angry very easily. The nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is which of the following? - ANSWER-Frontal
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